Douglas v. People

In this case, we must decide whether the trial court erred when it admitted evidence of two prior incidents in which the defendant used a gun, when not threatened by the use of force by another, in order to rebut defendant’s claims of self-defense and defense of premises. 1 We hold that it did not.

Evidence of other acts, while not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to establish conduct in conformity therewith, may be admitted for other purposes. See CRE 404(b). Here, after a pretrial hearing, the trial court ruled that evidence of extrinsic acts may be used to rebut…